Brooklyn Cyclones' LJ Mazzilli singles against the Hudson Valley Renegades on June 25 at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill.

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Sean T. McMann
Poughkeepsie Journal

For a guy who spent his formative years hanging around major-league clubhouses and big-league ballparks, LJ Mazzilli has been thrilled with his first two weeks in short-season, Class A ball.

Even after growing up around the likes of Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte, the Brooklyn Cyclones' rookie second baseman said playing in the New York-Penn League has been an "awesome" experience - the first step, he hopes, on a course to Citi Field.

"I'm not used to stadiums, locker rooms and the fields, stuff like that. In that aspect, it's really cool," Mazzilli, the Mets' fourth-round pick in last month's ...